Ex-Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter takes turn for the worse

Gary Carter’s daughter Kimmy Bloemers says there are several new tumours on her dad’s brain.

Former Mets and Expos catcher Gary Carter smiles as he looks at a bronze bust of himself during his induction into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 2001. According to reports, Carter's health has taken a turn for the worse.

Published on Thu Jan 19 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Gary Carter’s health has taken a turn for the worse.

The 57-year-old Hall of Fame catcher, diagnosed last May with a malignant brain tumour, received results of his latest MRI exam Thursday, according to the online journal of his daughter, Kimmy Bloemers.

She writes “I wish I could say that the results were good. ... There are now several new spots/tumors on my dad’s brain. I write these words with tears because I am so sad for my dad.”

Carter, a former member of the Montreal Expos, had the MRIs Friday in North Palm Beach, Fla., and they were sent to his doctors at Duke University for evaluation.

A day earlier, he fell at a doctor’s appointment and completely tore a rotator cuff, Bloemers wrote, adding that he also fell on Christmas Eve.

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